National Republican., 1887-02-23
NoN-CHURCHGoING MASSES.
Interesting Discussions In the Aida
sesaiop NJ the Cbriatian Conyention.

Interesting Discussions In the An.Day
Session of the Christian Convention.
A convention Of more than ordinary in.
terest was held at the rooms of the Central
Union Mission, $50 Pennsylvania avenue,
yesterday morning, commencing at $3.50
O'Clock. Interesting, on account of the
character of those attending, and on ac.
count Of the importance Of the subjects con.
sidered, and the unusual zeal manifested
by all present. The convention was COM
posed Of representatives from all the
Protestant churches in the city, and from
a number OF other organizations engaged In
Christian work In different fields OF labor.
Notwithstanding the other attractions Of the
day the convention was well attended at all
of Its sessions.
The meeting was opened with religious
exercises, conducted by Rev. s. A. Hadda-
way. Rev. DR.. WynkOop presided at the
morning session. The topic discussed was
"Facts and Figures as to the Non Church,
going Masses in the District Of Columbia"
Rev. DR.. Childs opened the discussion. He
said that the average attendance at the
churches In this city was about the number
of the church membership, and that at
least leo, 200 people Of this city never cross
the threshold of any church. The subject
was also discussed by Rev. f.. ID. Bailey,
Revs DIR. Needham, DR.. Smith, and Rev.
Joseph 7. Bailey, and Rev. DIR. Butler.
At II o'clock the next topic, "What Is
| Being Done by the Churches and Other Or
| ganizations to Reach this Class" was taken
| up and the discussion opened by the Rev.
c. H. Richardson.
He was followed by Rev. DIR. Powers In q
short address OF great practical good sense
| and aboupding in many excellent sugges-
tions. Report Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association was read by the president
Hon. John W. Foster. Report from the
Newsboys' Aid Society was read by Rev. +.
| d. Bailey. Report Of the Bethel Mission was
read by W. A. Galley.
| The afternoon session was presided over
10y Rev. r. w. Faunce. Topic under dis
cussion, "Personal Experience and Obser.
| vatons as to the Best Methods of Work. :
which was opened by Rev. DR.. Sunderland
Reports were read from the Hope aud HelI
Mission, by Mrs. La Fetra; Odd Fellows
Hall Mission, by Rev. E. Hez Sven; Sun
Bethel Mission, Navy Yard, by Rev. Mr.
Kramer; Women's Christian Temperance
Union, by Mrs. s. d. La Fetra; Bethel Mis-
sion, by DR.. Z. II. Grant, Guardian League
by Rev. Florence Mccarthy; Washington
City Bible Society, by Rev. NJ. z. Smell
work among the Chinese, by Mr. H. O. Hall
The next topic discussed was "Wha
| CDhII De Done 10 Mdke Lut W OTh MOTT
Effective and Systematic" opened by Rev
$. ii. Greene, and followed by Rev. Il. s
Hamlin, Rev. c. II. Small, and Rev. L. d
Bailey.
Rev. T. s. Chllds moved that commit
tee of five be appointed to devise and de
termine upon some plan for future work
The following were appointed:
Rev. 8. II. Greene, Rev. 7. s. Childs
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler, Rev. F. d. Power, an,
Rev. q. H. Small.
From $3.50 to 7:30 p. m. praise service
was conducted by Rev. Joseph I. Kelly
which was also very largely attended.
The evening session Of the convention
commenced at 1880 p. m. and was preside
over by Rev. w. s. Edwards. The com
mittee Of five appointed at the afternoo
session made the following report: The
recommend that the advisory board Of tn
Central Union Mission call a conference t
be composed Of the pastor and one delegat
from every evangelical church and mlssio
in the city; that this conference shall devils
a plan for the evaDgelization Of the city
and that the conference meet as soon @
possible. Brief addresses were then made o.
1.-THE Work. by Rev. j. ii. Cuthbert, Rev
DR.. Owens, Rev. DIR. Doner, and Rev. "
8. Edwards. Before closing the meetin
Rev. w. 8. Edwards made an earnest az
peal to any one present to come forwar
and be prayed for. One young man PR
sented himself and asked for the prayers {
the meeting, after which the conventio
was adjourned.